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Sandy Pleckaitis
Sandy Pleckaitis
Director
  • Chicago
Email
+1 312-558-3185
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Director

  • Chicago
J. Eric Johnson
J. Eric Johnson
Partner
  • Houston
Email
+1 713-651-2647
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Partner

  • Houston
Michael J. Blankenship
Michael J. Blankenship
Partner
  • Houston, 
  • San Francisco, 
  • New York
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+1 713-651-2678
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Partner

  • Houston
  • San Francisco
  • New York
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Capabilities 51 results

Practice Area

Environmental Litigation & Enforcement

With today’s rapidly evolving rules of engagement, paired with the often contentious nature of environmental disputes, clients rely on Winston for our practical experience and substantive knowledge of the broad-ranging issues involved in environmental litigation, enforcement, and investigations....Read more

Practice Area

Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation

With attorneys based in Chicago, New York and Washington, D.C., Winston’s Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation (EBEC) team represents a broad range of plan sponsors and offers clients not just deal support but the full suite of employee benefit services. These include public company reporting and executive compensation, employee benefits in mergers and acquisitions, qualified retirement plans and Title I investment advice, health and welfare benefit plans, employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs), and international human resources matters. And driven by a volatile labor market, we are partnering with clients to innovate plan structure and design, including cutting-edge services such as private exchange medical benefits, employee benefits in captive insurance, and fiduciary governance best practices. With decades of experience, our EBEC team maintains strong brand recognition, with clients describing our attorneys as “superb,” “very client-friendly,” “extremely responsive and able to bring forth the right resources,” and “having an “incredible breadth of knowledge.”...Read more

Region

Latin America & Caribbean

Winston’s deep experience representing companies and investors across Latin America and the Caribbean has made the firm a “go-to” resource for the strategic development of our clients’ businesses and the vigorous protection of their interests in the region. With broad command of a diverse range of issues within the region’s key industry sectors, we advise Fortune 500 companies, government and quasi-governmental entities, financial institutions, private equity and other investors, domestic and international oil and gas exploration and production companies, refiners and shippers, and a range of commercial and infrastructure developers....Read more

Experience 33 results

Experience

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July 17, 2025

D. Boral Capital Closes US$15M Robot Consulting IPO

Winston & Strawn LLP represented D. Boral Capital LLC and Craft Capital Management LLC in connection with the US$15M initial public offering of American Depositary Shares (ADSs) of Robot Consulting Co., Ltd. The offering consisted of 3,750,000 ADSs priced at $4.00 per ADS, and the company’s ADSs began trading on the Nasdaq Capital Market under the ticker symbol “LAWR” on July 17, 2025....Read more

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March 31, 2025

Winston assists Santa Fe Operating, a subsidiary of HRM Resources IV, LLC, a Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors sponsor-backed borrower, in a reserve-based lending facility

Winston & Strawn assists Santa Fe Operating, LLC, a subsidiary of HRM Resources IV, LLC, a Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors sponsor-backed borrower, in reserve-based $300,000,000 lending facility with BOKF, NA, the proceeds of which were used to acquire producing oil and gas properties....Read more

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September 27, 2024

Winston Represents KeHE Distributors, LLC in a $250.0 Million Senior Secured Notes Tack-On Offering

Winston represented KeHE Distributors, LLC in connection with a Rule 144A/Reg. S tack-on offering of $250,000,000 aggregate principal amount of 9.000% senior secured notes due 2029 issued by KeHE Distributors, LLC, NextWave Distribution, Inc. and KeHE Finance Corp. Proceeds from the offering were used to partially pay down existing ABL borrowings. KeHE Distributors, LLC is a leading pure-play natural and organic, specialty and fresh products food distributor in North America....Read more
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Insights & News 1,372 results

The Reg E Reader

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September 2, 2025

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5 Min Read

Overdraft Practices Under Reg E: Regulatory Evolution, Compliance Risks, and Enforcement Trends

Overdraft fees have been a persistent concern for lawmakers and regulators since the rise of electronic banking in the late 20th century.

In the Media

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August 29, 2025

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Enrique Martin Discusses Miami Office Growth with Daily Business Review

In a recent interview with Daily Business Review, Miami Office Managing Partner, Enrique Martin, detailed the success and growth of Winston's Miami office. He emphasized that from the beginning, building the right culture was a top priority. That commitment to collegiality and collaboration has shaped the office’s trajectory. ...Read more

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August 25, 2025

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7 Min Read

Adapting To USPTO’s Tighter Inter Partes Review Rules

This article was originally published in Law360. Any opinions in this article are not those of Winston & Strawn or its clients. The opinions in this article are the authors’ opinions only....Read more
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Other Results 60 results

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Links to External AI Resources

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Law Glossary

What Is Trans Fat?

Trans fats are ingredients found in food, which can be artificial or naturally occurring. Meat and milk products may contain naturally occurring trans fats. Artificial trans fat is made by adding hydrogen to vegetable oil. The liquid then becomes a solid at room temperature. Research has shown that eating trans fats can be linked to cardiovascular disease. In 2015, the FDA determined that the primary source of artificial trans fats, partially hydrogenated oils (PHOs), are not generally regarded as safe (GRAS). PHOs are in many processed foods....Read more

Law Glossary

What Does “No Sugar Added” Mean?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has set guidelines regarding the meaning of no sugar added. The FDA provides specific labeling requirements for the nutrient content of foods and claims about those foods. According to the FDA, when manufacturers claim a food has “no added sugars,” it cannot be processed with any sugar or sugar-containing ingredients, though it can have sugar alcohol or artificial sweeteners. Products without added sugar can contain naturally occurring sugar....Read more
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